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What do you need to GRADUATE? You Must Have: 4 credits of English 4 credits of Mathematics 4 credits of Social Studies 3 credits of Science 1 credit of Health/Physical Education Elective Credits to equal 28 * Four year colleges require a minimum of 2 levels of a foreign language (recommend 3 levels). 28 Credits Total

Promotion Standards 9th to 10th: 6 Credits (one must be English I or Communication Skills 10th to 11th: 13 Credits (one English, one Math) 11th to 12th: 20 Credits (2 Math)

Required Classes English Science History Math **All courses have Honors or AP availability

Elective Choices HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PHY. DEVELOPMENT TEAM SPORTS F.I.T.T. FOREIGN LANGUAGES LEVEL ONE: SPANISH/LATIN LEVEL TWO: SPANISH/LATIN SPANISH III/IV HONORS LATIN III/IV HONORS ARTS ART I, II, III, IV ** MUST SCORE 83 TO BE PROFICIENT MUSIC JAZZ BAND WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT BAND PIANO LAB CHORUS CONCERT CHOIR WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE DRAMA THEATRE ARTS I THEATRE ARTS II ADV. PLAY PRODUCTION (AUDITION REQ) TECHNICAL THEATRE (NEW)

Elective Choices cont… MILITARY SCIENCE JROTC I, II, III,IV JROTC LEADERSHIP LAB MISCELLANEOUS ELECTIVES JOURNALISM (APPLICATION) MEDIA CENTER ASS’T (APPLICATION) BIBLE I OR II MARKETING SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT MKTG.I SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT MKTG II ENTREPRENEURSHIP I (PREREQUISITE PERSONAL FINANCE) CO-OP BUSINESS EDUCATION CAREER MANAGEMENT (10TH GRADE ONLY) MICROSOFT WORD/POWERPOINT/PUBLISHER MICROSOFT EXCEL/ACCESS MULTIMEDIA WEBPAGE DESIGN

More Elective Choices… FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES INTERIOR DESIGN I INTERIOR DESIGN II APPAREL DEVELOPMENT I APPAREL DEVELOPMENT II PERSONAL FINANCE (11TH & 12TH GRADE ONLY) AGRI. SCIENCE/HORTICULTURE ANIMAL SCIENCE I OR II AG MECHANICS I OR II HORTICULTURE I OR II TECHNICAL DRAFTING DRAFTING I DRAFTING ARCH. II DRAFTING ARCH III

Even More Elective Choices… HEALTH SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCE I (beginning in 10 th ) HEALTH SCIENCE II NURSING FUNDAMENTALS (12 TH Grade Only) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTRO TO AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES (10 TH GRADE) AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES I (11 TH GRADE) AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES II (12 TH GRADE) FIRE FIGHTER TECHNOLOGY FIRE FIGHTER TECHNOLOGY I, II, & III (APPLICATION FOR FF 3) PUBLIC SAFETY

NOW WHAT? REGISTRATION APPTS WILL BEGIN FEBRUARY 10TH (RISING SENIORS, JUNIORS, SOPHOMRES) ALL REGISTRATION/HONORS/AP FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO YOUR 2 ND PERIOD TEACHER BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th Parent’s Only: If you have questions please allow your student to ask them during the individual appointments. Once this meeting takes place if you still have questions feel free to or call your child’s counselor.

Reminder: Courses That Require Applications Journalism (A.WILSON) Media Assistant (E. HUGHES) (12th grade only) Nursing Fundamentals (T.HARRIS/R.YEATTS) (12th grade only) JROTC Lead Lab (COL. GAITHER) Firefighter III (J.EVANS) Internships (J. CARROLL) (12th grade only) RCC Career & College Promise Courses (If interested, see your counselor right away!) (11th & 12th grade)

CP/HONORS/AP ★ STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT OF HOMEWORK IN EACH LEVEL: ○CP: Minutes a night ○HONORS: 30 Minutes - 1 hour EXTRA a night ○AP: ½ hour EXTRA a night ★ Once a students registers for an Honors/AP course (includes Parent Signature) you will not be removed from the course. Class sections are created based on this number. ★ If, because of an extreme circumstance, a student is removed from an Honors/AP course the student will no longer be eligible for Honors/AP in that subject area. ★ You must receive a recommendation from your current teacher in that subject area. ★ You must maintain a B average in the previous course.

ACT PREP FOR JUNIORS ➔ All Juniors will participate in Mandatory Prep Classes in February. ➔ Prep Class Dates: ◆ Tuesday, February 10 (1st period) ◆ Tuesday, February 17 (2nd period) ◆ Tuesday, February 24 (3rd period) ◆ Monday, March 2 (4th period) ➔ Test Day: Tuesday, March 3rd ➔ Class lists will be sent out through Canvas no later than this Friday (February, 6) ➔ THERE WILL BE INCENTIVES

Counselor s Last Name A-G Leslie Deaton Last Name H-N Shannon Hazelwood Last Name O-Z Beth Knight Assigned Students Misty Attaway